Marquez in control on Friday in Germany, Bradl competitive at home

An advantage of over 0.3s saw Marc Marquez lead the MotoGP field on the opening day of the German GP as Stefan Bradl made constant improvements.

A cloudless day welcomed the MotoGP World Championship to the 3.7km long Sachsenring circuit for round nine of the 2019 season. The Repsol Honda Team are eager for a strong result this weekend ahead of the summer break.

Immediately on the pace, Marc Marquez produced a consistent first day at the German Grand Prix. Hardly leaving the top two positions, the reigning World Champion ended the opening day of practice with a 1’20.705 in first place on the combined times. With a total of 50 laps completed across the two sessions, Marquez and the team were able to collect a good amount of information ahead of Saturday and Sunday running. Comfortably in the top ten, Marquez and his Repsol Honda Team are pleased with the progress made on Friday.

Stefan Bradl spent the opening day of practice adjusting the Repsol Honda Team RC213V to both himself and the Sachsenring circuit. Finishing FP1 in 17th, the home hero improved his time by over a second to ultimately end Friday in 14th. Continued improvement remains Bradl’s objective for Saturday as he pushes for a place in Q2.

Competition was tight at the top with only one second dividing the top 15 riders as the day came to a close. On track action resumes with Free Practice 3 tomorrow, Saturday July 06, at 09:55 local time.

Marc Marquez

1st1'20.705

"We started today well, from the first run I felt good on the bike. Today we were able to try two different bikes to understand some things as well trying all the tyres available. It was a busy day but tomorrow we need to keep working even if we have the best pace now, the others aren’t as far as it seems. We need to keep working in this way, analyse everything and shape our plan."

Stefan Bradl

14th1'21.693

"It has been great to work with the Repsol Honda Team so far, the level of everyone is very high and we are able to all work efficiently and well today. I'm pleased with how we have started as we aren't so far from the top guys and the times are very close so even a small gain can move you a lot on the time sheets. Tomorrow we will keep pushing and I think we can aim for the top ten."

MotoGP 2019Friday, July 5th 2019

Practice
Round 9
Motorrad Grand Prix DeutschlandGermany

German GP Combined Free Practice Classification

Sunny

Humidity

34%

Track Temp

41°C

Air Temp

25°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'20.705

2

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.341

3

Quartararo Fabio

20

FRA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

0.360

4

Vinales Maverick

12

SPA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.488

5

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.560

6

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

0.687

7

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.737

8

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.779

9

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.784

10

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.833

11

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

0.838

12

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

0.936

13

Mir Joan

36

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.973

14

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.988

15

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1.024

16

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.053

17

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1.192

18

Oliveira Miguel

88

POR

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1.194

19

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1.296

20

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1.503

21

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1.757

22

Bagnaia Francesco

63

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

2.024

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Location Information

Car and bike races have been held on closed public roads in the area around the town of Chemnitz, Germany since the 1920s and were still taking place until as recently as 1990. It was decided, however, that the five mile course through such a densely populated area was no… read more.

Location Information

Car and bike races have been held on closed public roads in the area around the town of Chemnitz, Germany since the 1920s and were still taking place until as recently as 1990. It was decided, however, that the five mile course through such a densely populated area was no… read more.